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Other functions, Turning on the metronome, Using sustain – Casio MA-170 User Manual

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Other Functions

Turning on the Metronome

1

Press the TONE button or RHYTHM button,
and then press the METRONOME button.
• This causes the metronome to sound in

accordance with the current tempo setting.
A graphic metronome bar on the screen
rocks left and right with each beat.

2

Use the [

] and [] TEMPO buttons to

adjust the tempo.
• You can set the tempo value in the range

of 40 to 240.

3

Press the METRONOME button again to
turn off the metronome.

Specifying the Meter

1

While the metronome is sounding, press the
BEAT button to cycle through the available
meter settings.
• You can select one of nine meter settings:

00 and 02 through 09.

Using Sustain

Turning on sustain causes notes you play to linger
after you release the keyboard keys.

1

Press the SUSTAIN button.
• Each press of the SUSTAIN button toggles

sustain on and off. The SUSTAIN indicator
on the display indicates that sustain is
turned on.

2

Press the SUSTAIN button again to turn off
sustain (indicated when there is no
SUSTAIN indicator on the display).

NOTE

• The sustain effect differs according to the tone

you are using. With some tones, you may not
be able to hear much difference between
sustain on and sustain off. Also note that
sustain is not applied to percussion pad
sounds and to percussion sounds produced
when “49 PERCUSSION” is selected as the
tone.

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